THE FINAL ANALYSIS FOR THE RACE DAY OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022

KINGSTON, Jamaica - ANOTHER renewal of the Titania Trophy featured on the nine-race card.

Run as the eighth event and one of the 27 races (nine each day) offered by the promoters over the three-day Heroes’ weekend over 1100 metres and restricted to three-year-old fillies, photo-finish technology was required to separate the three main protagonists as the photo-finish camera captured the winning advantages as two short heads.

Rambling Rose (19-1) — the lightly raced and improving charge of owner/trainer David Lee Sin and ridden by the experienced Aaron “Iceman” Chatrie — controlled the pace and shot clear 400 metres out to put all rivals under pressure. Sprinting well inside the last 200 metres Rambling Roses’ backers had a basis for optimism concerning her prospects of holding on.

However, the strong late run induced by Reyan Lewis on the Robert Pearson-schooled Alexa’s Secret (7-5) stole the spoils in the final stride but only just, as she was barely ahead of 8-5 choice Babylike (Dick Cardenas). Rambling Rose’s demonstration of scope for improvement should result in this filly of excellent temperament paying her way.

Former two-time titlist Shane Ellis was in double-riding form and won the opener aboard Colorado Ranger (9-1) for hard-working conditioner Gary Griffiths who saddled his thirteenth seasonal winner from 138 declarations. Ellis was back in the winners’ enclosure at the end of the 1100-metre fifth as Anthony Nunes’ hard-knocking four-year-old gelding Oldkingcole (8-5) confirmed his favouritism by seven lengths.

Stallwalkin’Girl (1-2), presented by Anthony Subratie and partnered by veteran Devon A Thomas, won the 1600-metre second event by 16½ lengths.

Half an hour later there was another runaway as Last Lick was first by 22 ¼ lengths. Trained by Gordon Lewis and piloted by Chalrick Budhai, Last Lick, a five-year-old maiden, had its third of only three starts back in December 2019 but was still posted an unprecedented win margin for this gallop over the short 400-metre dash of race three here.

In race four ZD Eye (7-2), trained by Michael Marlowe and ridden by Andre Powell, overcame a slow start to score by five lengths in the fourth event over the 1000-metre straight course.

Meanwhile in race-six run at 1200 metres, Bin Laden — owned and trained by former top-flight jockey Fitzroy Glispie — was driven home by champion Anthony Thomas to be a length and a half in front of his nearest rival.

Race seven, a maiden event run over 1000 metres straight, ended in a well-controlled, front-running victory for Phillip Lee’s The Gifted One (7-2) with Jerome Innis in the irons. Innis improved his tally to six races won from 76 opportunities so far this season. This was the eighth success for the competent trainer Lee who, to date, has raced horses in 73 events this season.

Always in control of the gallop, former Jason DaCosta inmate Baton Rouge, now trained by Leroy Tomlinson, won by eight and a half at odds of 2-1 favourite. In the home straight, winning reinsman Phillip Parchment had the luxury of taking several glances over his right shoulder, scanning for threats that did not materialise.

The Training Feat Award is presented to Gordon Lewis for his patience and long-term investment in Last Lick. The Best Winning Gallop was displayed by Alexa’s Secret, and the skills of rider Reyan Lewis are recognised with the Jockeyship Award.